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Sans titre - série mer et phares
Alain Abramatic
Painting - 55 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch
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John Dayton Distillery
Jean-Baptiste Delarue
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Voyageur du temps
Edmond Li Bellefroid
Painting - 46 x 55.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.9 x 0.8 inch
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Alexandre sous la neige
Eric Turlot
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
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Lilas sous la Fenêtre
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
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La vie en rose
Jean-Baptiste Delarue
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
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"Colonne d'eau" abstrait vernis pigments masquage sur plaque de bois 280x75x75x75cm
Olivier Ebel
Painting - 280 x 75 x 75 cm Painting - 110.2 x 29.5 x 29.5 inch
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Brutalist Architecture & Mountain Desert
Marion Sagon
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
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Sans titre
Raymond Moretti
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
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The Butterscotch Atelier
Linda McCluskey
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
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Paris Azur I (series of 3)
Linda McCluskey
Painting - 40 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
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Maisons Saint-Gué 014
Marion Zylberman
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 23.6 inch
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Chrysler Building N.Y.
LUIS J. FERNANDEZ
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
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Around The World
Diederik Van Apple
Painting - 125 x 125 x 2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch
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Pétanque à Bordighera
Linda McCluskey
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
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Le chat gourmand
Loreto Verrocchia
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
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Fenêtre sur soi - série Paysage imaginaire
Dominique Arzoumanian (Darzou)
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Notre Dame au printemps
Olga Novokhatska
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
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Jardin de Notre Dame (Paris)
Olga Novokhatska
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Place des Ternes
Olga Novokhatska
Painting - 65 x 54 x 1.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.6 inch
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Study for a Scenography
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 3.9 inch
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Les falaises du Trocadéro 18 mai 2021 22h18
JR
Print - 64 x 96 x 1 cm Print - 25.2 x 37.8 x 0.4 inch
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MANHATTAN TOUT EN DOUCEUR
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1 inch
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Libres in the city (Diptyque)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
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Les vendeurs ambulants
Lucia Buccini
Painting - 30 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Bagdad, Monument Al Shasheed
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
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Chapelle de mon Amour
Cécile Thonus
Sculpture - 46.9 x 15.2 x 11 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 6 x 4.3 inch
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Au bout du monde avec toi
Cécile Thonus
Sculpture - 93.5 x 18.3 x 13.5 cm Sculpture - 36.8 x 7.2 x 5.3 inch
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Flatiron Building 1920
Marco Barberio
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
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It Was Rainy When We Met
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch
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Grand-Rue, Vielle Ville de Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 76 x 53 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch
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New York City rain #6
Marco Barberio
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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The Heritage Custodian Tso
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 110 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
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Breackfast at the Grizzly
Mónica Castanys
Painting - 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
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High frequency London
Maria Luisa Azzini
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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Manhattan Photo-Grafs
CharlElie Couture
Photography - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
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Architecture
Art and architecture share many similarities. They've influenced one another throughout history. However, trying to liken these two disciplines will inevitably lead to certain contractions.
Perhaps the biggest difference is that Art, in its broadest sense, is defined as a creation meant to trigger an emotional response which is generally related to aesthetic pleasure. It doesn't satisfy any of life's basic needs, but it leads to thoughts, reflections, and often taps into our subconscious and our memory. On the other hand, architecture's primary purpose is to shelter individuals and ensure their safety. Architecture is meant to serve a utilitarian purpose.
Today, architecture has gone far beyond this initial function. Architects have strived to combine engineering and aesthetic research to create buildings that are so out of the ordinary we wonder how they were designed. They want their creations to stand out and favour originality and creativity. Just like in arts, architecture is influenced by the historical, social, and political context of the time and each movement has its own characteristics, from baroque to futurism to Bauhaus. Modern architecture marked a turn in the history of architecture. Architects revolutionised the social scope of their discipline and took an industrialist approach to society and nature — avant-garde architects rubbed shoulders with artists such as Georges Braque, Piet Mondrian, and members of the De Stijl group. Le Corbusier is a pioneer in collective housing, and also took part in ambitious projects which aimed to rebuild entire cities, such as Chandigarh in India. Decorative arts also developed by taking inspiration from the conventions that governed modernist architecture.
Contemporary architecture might not be a specific movement per se, but buildings that fall into this category share certain attributes. Contemporary architecture is characterised by curvy lines and various volumes in a single structure, as seen with the Sydney Opera House. The architect Jørn Utzon explained that he didn't seek to create a building for this project, but an actual sculpture. The building continually renews itself with new meanings and experiences for each passerby. Architectural works often require periods of deep reflection and a long though process in order for the architect to envisage how to give their building a sense of character and soul.
Whether architecture is an art or not is a never ending debate, but it is undeniable that there are strong links between the two disciplines. There are many examples of collaborations between contemporary artists and architects, and today the works of the greatest architects are exhibited in museums along with their fellow artists.
Discover our selections of artworks inspired by art and architecture!